The 2026 red snapper fishing season for federally permitted for-hire vessels in the Gulf of Mexico will last 147 days. The ...

Gettys Brannon, left, holds a red snapper on a fishing trip with Russ Tomlinson, on July 12, 2024, the one day that year they could fish for snapper. Tomlinson, president of Sportsman Boats, is ...

Illegal fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is a growing concern. Organized crime groups are driving these activities. They use ...

Louisiana sport anglers reeled in nearly 950,000 pounds of red snapper during the 2025 season, newly released estimates show, as the state works with federal authorities to restore population numbers ...

Best known for its emergency response efforts at sea, the Coast Guard also polices the take of marine species from U.S.

Fishing for red snapper has been heavily restricted in South Atlantic states since 2010 due to the species being overfished. Anglers and conservation groups argue that current federal data is ...

The governors of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina hope that means more Atlantic fishing days. FWC will start the process to take control of red snapper quotas from the South Atlantic Fishery ...

Texas anglers' love affair with red snapper shows no signs of slowing down, but perhaps the better news is that they're catching the popular fish at more responsible and manageable levels. Dr. Tiffany ...

The red snapper fishing season in federal waters off the Texas Coast closes November 21, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. But don’t get confused and forfeit good fishing time. There are two areas of saltwater along ...

Now is a good time to hit the reefs for catches aplenty for Space Coast fishermen. There could be a cold water upwelling on the way, as there is most Julys. That could be pushing snapper up on the ...